Chhattisgarh Maoists abduct collector

Naxals on Saturday abducted the Collector of Sukma district in Bastar area of Chhattisgarh after killing his two bodyguards.

The ultras intercepted the vehicle of Sukma collector Alex Paul Menon, an IAS officer, in Keralapal area of the district while he was returning from a programme under `gram suraj campaign', top police officials said here.

 The Naxals shot dead the two guards who were escorting Menon before taking him with them.

A police team headed by Superintendent of Police Abhishek Shandilya has rushed to the spot, officials said.